Call for different options in Liverpool

Island passenger group TravelWatch says its members remain very concerned about proposals to move the Steam Packet's Liverpool Pier Head landing stage.

The government has been in talks with port authorities and Liverpool council over moving the Manx ferry operation a mile further away from the city centre, to Waterloo dock.

The move - to allow Liverpool to expand its cruise ship business - was discussed at a TravelWatch meeting last week.

The group's chairman Brendan O'Friel says members are also worried about the cost of building a new stage - which would be passed on to travellers.

He says different options should be explored: